Have you heard the ghastly story of Marie Curie? The “mother of modern physics,” whose radioactive legacy left her body buried in a lead-lined coffin?
Posts published in “Features”
Every major has something specific they are known for, and during Halloween season, the best way to show that off is through on-theme costumes.
Midterms are over. The halls are quiet. The smell of burnt coffee and despair still lingers in the air. Somewhere, a printer is jammed, and no one is brave enough to fix it.
Every freshman at Stevens hears the same whispered warning during their first semester:
“Don’t anger the Torch Bearer.”
At first, it sounds like a joke — another harmless Stevens tradition, like complaining about the dining hall or pretending you understand thermodynamics.
Pumpkin pie, pumpkin spice lattes, pumpkin everything; it’s pumpkin season! I’ve been scrolling through Pinterest all day trying to find the perfect pumpkin carving idea.
We all know that phase in life where we’re considered adults but still googling how to cook perfect one-minute rice. You’re growing up; school is harder, feelings are more complicated, and all you want to do is be a kid again, where the biggest problem in your life is who you’re going to play with at recess.
Imagine this: you spent all week studying for an exam, pulling multiple all-nighters, and cramming every known fact into your brain.
If Halloween had a mascot, it would probably be me — running through Hoboken with a glue gun in one hand and a half-finished costume in the other.
By mid-morning, Stevens comes alive with a kind of warmth you can feel from the top of Castle Point. Families make their way up the hill, clutching coffee cups and cameras, as students lead them through familiar shortcuts and favorite spots.
“Coming Out” is an almost intrinsic part of the life of LGBTQ+ people. It is the moment in which they allow themselves to express their true and most authentic identities to the people around them.